Customer Reviews:
 Maltodextrin impacts blood sugar! December 20, 2006
M. Driscoll (Key West, FL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Please note that Sweet 'n Low sugar free frostings are "sugar free." However, if you're diabetic, you are going to ingest something that has a higher impact on raising your blood glucose than does a regular sugared frosting! Maltodextrin is the first ingredient listed on Sweet 'n Low frostings. Athletes use maltodextrin in energy drinks and foods to give them a *BURST* of glucose. My diabetic family members' postprandial glucometer readings were incredibly high after eating this. I've written the company about the impact of their product & to stop touting it as a "must for diabetics," but they never responded. PLEASE, please, please realize that if you're a diabetic, eating maltodextrin is worse than eating sugar as it has a quick, rising impact on blood sugar--unhealthy for diabetics. It's your job as a consumer to be informed. I hope this helps diabetics out there who are enjoying this product not testing afterwards to see their blood glucose skyrocket.
 Fabulous! April 14, 2006
-shel (Duquesne, PA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had gastric bypass surgery last year and I am not able to eat sugar. In fact, there are very few "sweets" that I am able to indulge in at all. This frosting reminds me of the butter cream signature icing that my favorite bakery has! All you have to do is add very cold water and beat it for five minutes. I use the power boost button I have on my hand mixer at the highest speed and it works perfectly. The final product is extremely thick, smooth, and creamy. I highly recommend this frosting!
Ohhh ick! November 18, 2003
PennyAnn (Arizona)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This frosting is sweet, and it is low in calories. Whenever I come across the term "cloying" I think of this frosting. It is sweet and sticky and has an obvious chemical taste. I also have had difficulty obtaining a frosting like consistency. I enjoy using the Sweet 'N Low cake mixes so the first few times I used this product I assumed I had not followed the directions properly. (Okay, so the directions were basically to add water and beat.) If you have to have sugar free frosting on your cake I suggest using the Sans Sucre brand dessert mousse mix and spreading it quickly on the cake as you would a whipped frosting.
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